Peter Holmes a Court
Businessman and co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Articles by Peter Holmes a Court
How you see le scandal rests beaucoup on your politics
EUROPE: the IMF asks for EU members to share in a 78 billion euro bailout of Portugal. EU Finance Ministers…... Read more
I respect Chris Sandow, and wish him every success
The story of Chris Sandow is well known to those who follow even a little rugby league: he’s bloody tiny,…... Read more
How do I feel about Israel?
I am torn. There are clearly two sides, and they just can’t seem to get on with each other. Sometimes…... Read more
The salary cap fits and we should continue to wear it
We are in the middle of a complex and highly charged barbeque-stopper involving the NRL salary cap and a good…... Read more
Barbecuing zucchini is not un-Australian
I am concerned at the logic that because some jerks are treating Australia Day the way Liz Taylor treated the…... Read more
Queensland’s shameful denial of black enterprise
Why does scare-mongering worry us so much? Because it works. And it is simple to do. This is how it…... Read more
The power of sport
This is not a League v Union v AFL v Soccer rant. This is about whether we can agree that…... Read more
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RT @public_defender: #Westpac waits till the minute after the evening news bulletins' #ANZ stories go to air to raise its variable #interestrates by 0.1%. Hmmm.
@nadinevoncohen do you have a keyboard shortcut for the first two words of each tweet, or is it a type each time deal?
@joekiely an Irish ghost called a mist fairy comes on dark road and pushes you into the ditch. nothing to do with six pints
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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choice ringside rantings
From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more